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The University Daily Kansan
Monday, May 10, 1999
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KU seniors regret choices, mistakes from college years
By RaeAnn Chadwick Special to the Kanson
Would have. Could have. Should have.
As graduation approaches, this is the sentiment of some KU seniors.
"I should've gone with my gut feeling in choosing a major," said Mike Martin, Overland Park senior. "If I had to do it all over again, I would've."
Martin said that he enjoyed studying history and philosophy, but that he chose a degree in business because it was practical and he feared he would miss job opportunities if he didn't.
Chase Johanssen, Leawood senior, pursued degrees in history and religious studies. He said he only regretted waiting until the last minute to fulfill his general requirements. Johanssen said he planned to get a master's degree in history and advised freshmen to schedule classes after 12:30 p.m.
"A social life is easier to incorporate that way." Johansen said.
Jade Brown, Lawrence senior, agreed. He said that students who locked themselves in the library and got straight A's might have learned a lot academically, but they left KU the same person.
"Students need to realize that everything they study was developed by people just like them who were coming to terms with the meaning of life, but if they don't have a life to apply it to what does it matter," Brown said.
Other students wished they would have been more involved in scholastic activities.
"I wish I could've done more internships and joined clubs sooner, but I was too busy going to
summer school to try and speed things up," said Sean Battle, Roeland Park senior.
Battle, whose degree will be in civil engineering, said that if he could start again he would go directly to KU rather than to a community college.
"A lot didn't transfer so I ended up paying for some classes twice," Battle said.
Abigail Briggs, Topeka senior, said she wished she would have taken her time choosing a major.
Briggs began her college career studying engineering, but said that she was stuck with a lot of classes that didn't transfer when she decided to change majors.
"I don't really like math anymore but everything that transferred over had to do with math or physics," Briggs said.
Todd Simms, Memphis senior,
said that if he could change anything,
he would probably switch majors as well.
"I enjoyed studying English, but as a liberal arts major, I feel like I have to work twice as hard to convince people in the business world that I can do the job." Sims said.
Most students agreed that it was important to talk to teachers.
"They're more understanding if you have problems if you go in and talk to them instead of just waiting and not talking to anyone about it," Briggs said.
Johanssen agreed.
"If you go to see them about your studies, they know you care," Johansen said.
Battle said that building good relationships with professors would pay off later.
"It's good to have references, and it looks good on resumes," Battle said.
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